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Guildford Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Guildford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates7,291Searchable applications
915Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,938 approved or refused records
964Refused applications
4,974 approved · 964 refused · 263 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Comment on a planning applicationLocal plan Guildford Local PlanConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Find out if an article 4 direction applies to your property
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas40 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Registered26/P/00944
Erection of a single storey garage.
The Coach House, Furzehill Place, Stanley Hill, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0DN
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00945
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey garage.
The Coach House, Furzehill Place, Stanley Hill, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0DN
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00946
Erection of a car port
Sandalwood, Long Hill, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1NG
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided25/D/00134/3
Discharge of condition 4 (full materials schedule of the external materials) of planning permission 26/P/00188, approved on 14/04/2026.
Cross Farm, The Street, Shackleford, Godalming, GU8 6AH
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00947
Proposed detached garage with roofspace accommodation above following removal of existing detached garage.
Wild Wood, Boughton Hall Avenue, Send, Woking, GU23 7DD
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00948
Install SolaX AELIO-P50B200 Hybrid Energy Storage Cabinet at ground level local to the industrial unit to store energy from the roof mounted solar PV
Unit 1c, Henley Business Park, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2DX
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/T/00177
T1 (Oak tree) at Chimney Cottage - cut back 3 low-level overhanging branches on the south eastern side of the canopy by approx 2 to 3 metres in length. All cuts will be made back to their points of origin at the parent branch junctions, leaving a clean lateral branch intact. TPO P1/201/35.
Kantara, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RX
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/00949
Deconversion of flats 1 and 3 back into single residence.
Flat 1, 76 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 2BX
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered26/N/00059
Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/P/01578, approved on 12/02/2025, to relocate the side door from ground floor level to basement level on the south elevation.
Cliffe End, 9 Ridgemount, Guildford, GU2 7TH
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00950
Creation of vehicular crossover together with permeable hardstanding.
17 West Ring, The Cardinals, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1EF
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/D/00114
Discharge of condition 3 (Cycle facilities) of planning permission 26/W/00028, approved on 0707/2026.
1 New Cross Road, Guildford, GU2 9NS
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00951
Single-storey side extension, loft conversion incorporating front and rear dormer and new gable extensions, installation of rooflights, external remodelling including new render and composite cladding finishes, with associated alterations to the existing cottage/outbuildings.
Priors Glade, Priorswood, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1DR
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00952
Erection of a side extension with a dormer window both to the front and the rear and the installation of rooflight.
Reynards Lodge, Fox Corner, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PP
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00953
Roof enlargement to form a first floor including two front dormer windows together with changes to fenestration .
Lynton, Horseshoe Lane, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5LJ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00954
Roof enlargement to form an additional floor including one front dormer window with large rear dormer window together with a single storey rear extension.
Firgrove, Horseshoe Lane, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5LL
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/W/00045
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a new agricultural hay and machinery building.
Land north of, Clay Lane, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7PF
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/W/00046
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for excavations of approximately 0.31ha, reasonably necessary for the purposes of agriculture.
Land north of, Clay Lane, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7PF
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/W/00047
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the formation of a new agricultural private way.
Land north of, Clay Lane, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7PF
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00955
Erection of a single storey side extension following removal of the existing side garage (retrospective).
16 Finches Rise, Guildford, GU1 2UN
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00956
Render of the front elevation.
9 Old Cross Tree Way, Ash Green, Guildford, GU12 6HT
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00957
The construction of a two-storey side extension, a part two-storey part single-storey rear extension, and a single storey side extension, roof enlargements including the raising of the ridge of the front gabled projection, the formation of a crown roof, and the creation of a roof terrace, together with changes to fenestration and removal of existing chimneys (description amended 06/08/2026).
Applegarth, Portsmouth Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6EZ
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00958
Erection of a swimming pool and associated hardstanding (description amended 24/07/2026).
Woodhay, White Lane, Guildford, GU4 8PU
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/00959
Application for permission in principle for the erection of 3-4 dwellinghouses
Land at Brick Kiln Farm, Old Lane, Ockham, Guildford, Cobham, KT11 1NL
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Decided26/T/00179
T1 ? Horse Chestnut Remove epicormic growth on the main stem up to crown break. ? To improve the level of light filtering underneath the crown. Remove the two downward growing branches highlighted back to the union with the main lateral branch. Crown reduce to provide 2-3m clearance from the overhead electrical lines only. ? To prevent damage and interference with the services. Remove deadwood from the crown ? To prevent sections falling on the highway and garden (TPO P1/201/93).
Meadow View, Westwood Lane, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 14 Jul 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Guildford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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